Don’t just think of green when you mention jade, there are seven other real good ones!

When mentioning jade, the first thing that comes to everyone’s mind is a piece of green jade. Indeed, green is the most common color of all jade. However, there are many other colors of jade that are also very beautiful and equally worthy of collection. Today I will introduce to you the various colors of jade.

Why does jade have different colors? This is actually determined by the mineral elements it contains. Jade is a type of jadeite. Pure jadeite mineral is colorless or white, but the addition of coloring elements makes it appear in a variety of beautiful colors. The formation of color plays a vital role in the quality of jadeite.

Monochrome Jade

1. Green Jade

Green jade is the most popular of all jades and also the most valuable. Green often gives people a pleasing feeling, and it has the most varieties. Of course, it doesn’t mean that all green jades are the most valuable and expensive. Green jades alone have different shades of color, so its quality and saturation also depend on it. The darker and more saturated the green is, the more precious the jade is.

(Emerald)

(Apple Green)

(Blue water green)

2. Red Jade

The "fei" in "jadeite" originally referred to the red-feathered sparrow, which, as the name suggests, is a bird with red feathers. Therefore, fei should be the original color of red jadeite. The color of red jadeite is mainly brown-red or orange-red, and very rarely a very bright red. Natural red jadeite with good light transmittance, bright red color, glassy luster and moist texture is extremely rare and hard to come by for collectors.

3. Colorless Jade

Colorless jade does not contain any color-causing elements, so it appears transparent. Many jade lovers may think that colorless jade is worthless? There is no difference between wearing it on your hand and wearing crystal? In fact, colorless jade with good texture and water content is still quite popular. Generally, colorless jade with higher value is due to its better quality.

4. Black Jade

In fact, it is not accurate to say black, because although it looks black, its color should actually be dark green, so it is also called black jadeite. The value of ordinary black jade is average. If it is good black jade, it will appear black in sunlight, but should be green when exposed to strong light.

5. Purple Jade

Purple jadeite is also called violet jade, abbreviated as "spring". The color of purple jade is generally light, and dark purple jade is rare. Purple jade is generally more popular among young women. It is noble, elegant, and refined. However, purple jade with pure color and rich water content is very rare, and its price at auction can even be comparable to that of green jade.

Multi-color jadeite

1. Floating flowers

As the name suggests, floating flower jadeite is jadeite with flocs like flowers and clouds on the base. The most common floating flower jadeite is floating blue flower or floating green flower. If the "floating flowers" on the floating flower jadeite are evenly distributed and the colors are beautiful, its value is also very considerable.

2. Spring color

As mentioned before, "chun" refers to violet, and "cai" refers to green. Therefore, chundaicai means that purple and green coexist in the same piece of jade. Among all jades, green and purple are the most expensive. The value of these two colors existing on the same piece of jade is self-evident.

3. Fortune, Longevity and Happiness

Chundaicai is a two-color jadeite, and Fulushou refers to three-color jadeite or multi-color jadeite. Even two-color ones are so rare, let alone multi-color ones. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in our Chinese culture that "good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone", which means that it is very difficult for good things to come in pairs. If you can get blessing, wealth, and longevity at the same time, these three blessings must be the happiest and happiest things in the world. In jade, "Fu Lu Shou" is a general term for jade with three different colors, such as red, green and purple in one.

In fact, there are many ways to identify jade. Its quality cannot be judged by a single indicator such as color. It also depends on its water quality, craftsmanship, volume, etc. Therefore, if you want to buy good jade, you have to put in more effort.

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